Can't see samba server 'network path not found' - SMB

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I've installed samba 2.2.6 on a SCO unix box and can access from an XP
laptop ok. However, on a Windows 2000 desktop, I can't access the samba
server and it doesn't show up in the Network ...

Can't see samba server 'network path not found'

Hello all -

I've installed samba 2.2.6 on a SCO unix box and can access from an XP
laptop ok. However, on a Windows 2000 desktop, I can't access the samba
server and it doesn't show up in the Network Places folder.

I assume that the samba install on the unix box is ok since it can be
accessed from the XP laptop.

I've been thru alot of previous postings and have tried unencrpyted userid
passwd, encrypted passwords, adding the ip address to the lmhosts file.

I suspect the problem is in the W2k machine. Anyone have any clues how to
fix, or further diagnose?

Thanks,
bruce

Re: Can't see samba server 'network path not found'

nospam wrote:
> Hello all -
>
> I've installed samba 2.2.6 on a SCO unix box and can access from an XP
> laptop ok. However, on a Windows 2000 desktop, I can't access the samba
> server and it doesn't show up in the Network Places folder.
>
> I assume that the samba install on the unix box is ok since it can be
> accessed from the XP laptop.
>
> I've been thru alot of previous postings and have tried unencrpyted userid
> passwd, encrypted passwords, adding the ip address to the lmhosts file.
>
> I can ping & ftp between the W2000 & samba machines ok.
>
> If I try "net view \\192.168.1.200", windows complaing 'network path not
> found'. Likewise with the netbios name, "net view \\gcomsco".
>
What about "nbtstat -A 192.168.1.200 -S" on the windows box?
Now, your advanced tcpip settings on the 2K box ... do they state "netbios
enabled" or "obtain from dhcp" or even "disabled"?
Some sort of "windows firewall" active?

Re: Can't see samba server 'network path not found'

"Walter Mautner" wrote in message
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> nospam wrote:
>
> > Hello all -
> >
> > I've installed samba 2.2.6 on a SCO unix box and can access from an XP
> > laptop ok. However, on a Windows 2000 desktop, I can't access the
samba
> > server and it doesn't show up in the Network Places folder.
> >
> > I assume that the samba install on the unix box is ok since it can be
> > accessed from the XP laptop.
> >
> > I've been thru alot of previous postings and have tried unencrpyted
userid
> > passwd, encrypted passwords, adding the ip address to the lmhosts file.
> >
> > I can ping & ftp between the W2000 & samba machines ok.
> >
> > If I try "net view \\192.168.1.200", windows complaing 'network path
not
> > found'. Likewise with the netbios name, "net view \\gcomsco".
> >
> What about "nbtstat -A 192.168.1.200 -S" on the windows box?
> Now, your advanced tcpip settings on the 2K box ... do they state "netbios
> enabled" or "obtain from dhcp" or even "disabled"?
> Some sort of "windows firewall" active?
>
Walter -
Thanks for the reply.
Below is the output of the nbtstat command (server2000 is the W2k machine
192.168.1.100).
Under the advance tcpip WINS settings:
'Enable NetBios over TCP/IP'
'Enable LMHOSTS lookup'

Ouch, forgive me, I meant the samba server, confused the adddresses ...
So do a nbtstat -A 192.168.1.100 from the .200 station please .
Also make sure you have a working guest account (ftp, nobody) on the
samba server and the line "guest account = ..." in your smb.conf,
as well as your users added to smbpasswd with "smbpasswd -a $username".